Alright guys, it’s time for our third blog this week! As you know, this week it’s all about the low-tech! We’re reviewing over some great blogs that use anything that goes straight to paper. Pencils, pens, markers, even crayons, all in an effort to show that any medium or artistic style can make a great blog and that you shouldn’t be ashamed that you can’t use tablets or advanced programs, and you should never be ashamed of your work no matter what.

And tonight we’re reviwing the ever popular blog, Lying AppleJack!

I know what you might be thinking. Why am I doing a Spotlight over such a popular blog? Well, this blog is a shining example of what Helix Week is all about. This blog and its artist uses pencils and markers, and yet their art looks even better than most digital art. For those of you who use hand drawn pictures, this blog is exactly where hard work and practice can get you. So that’s why tonight I’m talking about this blog that pulls off humor, design, quality, and popularity all in one.

So lets talk about style. Though it’s hard to exactly place your finger on, the style is very distinct and you could probably be shown tons of pictures and be able to single out this artist’s work. Somehow you don’t even notice that it’s been drawn using markers or pencils at first glance, and really have to look at it closer to see that.

Even in this picture where he had to switch part way through from using markers to colored pencils, you wouldn’t even be able to tell if you weren’t already aware of it, and even then it’s still hard to tell.

Now what about the entertainment? Well if you’ve been following the blog you already know the humor is always entertaining, if a bit erratic. He constantly shifts between character interactions…

…interactions with the comments…

…and funny references…

Not only that, but the artist is pumping out a picture almost every day, making this blog’s dedicated artist an immediate favorite.

If you’re not following this blog yet, you’ve been living under a tumblr pone rock. Whoever this mod is, we thank you for being a great example to all those who use pencils and markers that with practice, any artistic medium can be absolutely amazing.

So remember folks, if you stay true to your style and don’t get discouraged, and with a little bit of practice, you can make it just as amazing if not more so than any digital art blog.

http://asklyingapplejack.tumblr.com/

And before we go, here’s another farewell pic for Tumblr Pone High. Stay tuned tomorrow night where we review our last blog, and one that’s very special and creative, a blog I’ve been waiting to do for a long time.

Until then, remember folks. EVERYONE deserves a chance to be in the spotlight!